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Volume 6, No.49 Feb 44,1985
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Marcy III.
OFFICER BILL White gives his cardiovascular system ,-
a workout by jogging. a`Ast of the officers are physically conditioned), but
physically strong," he said, "but nothing continued and the of-
it's a matter of keeping up their ficers lost it (their fitness). The
By CHRISTY DeJOY The idea for the weight room cardiovascular fitness," he add bottom line is maintaining a cer-
came from Operations Captain ed. tain physical level through their
The Eagan Police Department Ken Aszmann and officer Ken "Officers need endurance
is challenging their officers to get Conyers. every day. Their cardiovascular
physical -- not out on the streets "We felt there was a need for system must be maintained.
but in the basement of the police officers to stay fit. They need to Sometimes officers can ride
station. keep their cardiovascular(state) around for days,but then sudden-
Under the Municipal Center at an acceptable level,"Aszmann ly they're in a situation where
and police station is a carpeted said. their heart is pumping 160 beats
room filled with punching bags, "The job is extremely per minute.It can really tax your
free weights, a bike, benches, a stressful. There are a lot of cardiovascular system," Con-
tread mill,a universal`weight set pressures. You can go from a yers said.
called-the "Marcy III", and a sedate to a high-trauma situation Conyers said the benefit of the
scale. The equipment is for in minutes.There is a high-risk of program to the community is "a
employees of the department and heart attacks." good physically fit officer
their spouses. "Also, when you're riding prepared to be on the streets."
The equipment was acquired in around a squad car 10 hours a day The long-range benefits for the
October 1979 when the police sta- with a cup of coffee and donut, department are reduced sick
tion and Municipal Center moved you have a tendency to put on leave and a reduced risk of in-
to
nto its new building. When the pounds," he said. juries.
department and city offices were "We're trying to get the of- "The benefit for the officers is
moving, the officers moved ficers to partake in some type of that they feel better, their per-
equipment and laid sod outside activity, whether it's jogging, sonal appearance improves and
the building.For their work,they handball, golf, swimming or they have a better mental state,"
received $2,000 from the city working out. We're offering a Aszrnann said.
council. The money was used to place to work out.It's accessable "The old way was that officers
buy fitness equipment. and available,"Aszmann said. went to rookie school (and were
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